Our Mission

The ultimate target of e-TRUCKS is the development of ultra-light, high-quality leaf springs that fulfil suspension requirements and withstand exceptionally high operational loads of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs). This target can be reached by the deployment of new high-strength steel grades with pronounced resistance to residual stress relaxation during operation in conjunction with advanced stress-shot-peening processes. The project focuses on the areas of new advanced steel grades, improvement of steel properties, prolonging service life, simulation models on microstructures, properties and processes, and applications for lightweight design of BEVs.